The team at WHC started the year out with a bang being recognized for 7 American Advertising Awards (ADDY) from the AAF Seattle chapter and District XI competition this year.
Anderson Wright’s film NZINGHA (Advertising Industry Self-Promotion, Film) took home a Gold ADDY at the Seattle Awards and went on to also win Gold at the District competition – putting him in contention for national recognition.
Silver Seattle ADDY winners included Forza Horizon III (Turn 10 Studios, Keith Rivers), Teams (Dropbox, Anderson Wright), Senior Games (Furthermore, Anderson Wright), Friendship Trays (Mazda, Corbin Richardson), and two awards for Forza Horizon III (Turn 10 Studios, Keith Rivers).
Congratulations to our partners, directors, staff, and everyone involved in these projects!
This week, our director Matty Brown released the trailer for his upcoming short film, Thump.
A little boy becomes increasingly worried that his own heart is going to stop after witnessing his grandfather have a heart attack in front of his eyes.
At Workhouse Creative, It’s always a pleasure to be able to work with companies that have their eye on the bigger picture of how their business can impact our communities for the better.
When agency Garage Team Mazda came to us to help them capture the work they are doing with their Drive For Good campaign, we couldn’t wait to get started.
From November 21st to January 3rd, Mazda and their employees are pledging a donation of one hour of their time to a worthy cause for every time customer test-drives one of their cars. We followed the stories of three Mazda employees who are making a real difference for the people in their communities.
Directed by Corbin Richardson, these spots will air online and in broadcast including a 2-minute version that ran in over 1500 movie theaters across the US.
Earlier this year, Workhouse Creative and St. George Post moved into a beautifully remodeled space in the heart of Seattle’s Central District. Given that we are a branded content studio, we wanted to give you a tour of the space in the best way we know how… through a video!
We decided to step it up a notch and film the tour in 360 degrees so you can literally “have a look around” our office (for best results, view it on your phone).
So take a peek into where we, at Workhouse Creative, spend our time crafting authentic, engaging, and influential videos for our clients.
Also, make sure to stay tuned to the end for a spooky surprise…
King5 News recently interviewed acclaimed Seattle light artist, Ben Zamora. WHC is proud to host two of the designer’s pieces in our office. Both the abstract lighting sculpture above our staircase, and the futuristic FADE|DISSAPEAR COMPLETELY light box are inspired additions to the creative space we call home. Click here to watch on King5.
WHC director Jason Beattie’s latest piece “The Driver in All of Us” was featured on NBC Sports as well as AdWeek.
Jason describes his experience filming on the racetrack amidst the rolling, lush hills of Wisconsin as a means to “finding great stories in all cultures,” a richness encapsulated by gorgeous terrain and remarkable people. The synergy between the Mazda collaborators was igniting, capturing the “human story” of racing. Working with this team in such a creative, intimate way to capture people’s lives on and off the track was organic and inspiring for all involved. Workhouse Creative is proud to have collaborated with Mazda on this amazing project.
Director Anderson Wright’s latest short doc NZINGHA represents Olympic female foil fencer Nzingha Prescod representing Team USA in Rio 2016. A made warrior, Nzingha is the 1st African American woman to have medaled at the Senior World Championship.
Puget Sound’s Business Journal sat down with Workhouse Creative’s Founder Keith Rivers to talk about his film industry experience, highly acclaimed work, and how he paved the way into Seattle’s digital storytelling realm.
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For the last three years Workhouse has been attending SXSW and working with brands to create inspiring films around their activations. The films have elevated brands presence and engaged their global audiences through social media releases. Last year we made our mark creating a series of micro-films following two of the bands McDonald’s sponsored at SXSW. This year we had the opportunity to work with Mazda one of the Super Sponsors of SXSW to create a series of 6 different films revolving around Mazda’s incredible activations, artists, Mazda owners and amazingly diverse talented group of attendees.
“SXSW is hands down one of the best festivals to be inspired, learn about emerging innovations and network with peers across all creative industries. This year was one of my favorite years yet. I made more connections, went to more events, and attended more interesting and inspiring panels than I have in the past. Some of my favorite panels revolved around the uses of Snapchat and VR in advertising. Both also happened to be the hottest topics this year atSXSW and happen to be new avenues we are developing for our clients. 10 days at any festival is exhausting but I can say I came back with a fresh perspective on emerging tech and more energized and excited to be a part of such a crazy ever changing industry.” — Eli Martin
“SXSW was a whirlwind of energy, people, music, interactive, networking, where my business cards ran out, where new films inspired my creativity, and where I felt like there was never enough time in the day, which is always a good feeling to have.” — Keith Rivers
Even though SXSW just ended, we are already excited for next years festival and all the amazing things to come.
With time comes wisdom, and after three years of experience at SXSW, we booked ahead to make sure we had an amazing home-base out of beautiful Clarksville that we outfitted with not one, not two, but three mobile edit suites, turning it into our production hub while in Austin. Check it out and all the other BTS photos from our trip by clicking here.
Check out the amazing content we created for Mazda below:
We are excited to officially announce the opening of our new two-story headquarters that we designed to redefine the traditional ad agency model, merging creative and production all under one roof. The renovation follows our rapid growth over the past few years and is a strategic plan to expand and enhance all our services into the global market.
Our renovated 8,200 square foot space is located in the heart of Seattle’s Central District. It features the work of local artists, including a hand painted mural by Ten Hundred Art, which rests on the back wall of the office’s basketball court; Plank & Grain designed, reclaimed wooden tables for collaborative work sessions; and Ben Zamora, Seattle’s acclaimed lighting architect, designed the celestial fluorescent light sculpture hanging above the staircase. Eli Martin, Managing Director of Workhouse Creative, and Seattle firm, Shed Architects, led the overall design of the space.
Click here to see more photos of our headquarters on Facebook
We have outfitted the first floor of the space as a state-of-the-art post-production facility, including 8 VFX workstations with 3D capabilities, 3 edit suites, superior color and sound suites, as well as a monstrous server encased in glass monogramed with its nickname, Megatron. Additionally, the first floor includes a comfortable, homelike living room complete with a full, contemporary kitchen, bunk bed room, and even a boxing area.
Our main floor is designed to be a collaborative space, featuring high ceilings, natural light from surrounding windows, and an open floor plan that includes a ping-pong game room.
Formerly Seattle’s historic St. George hotel, the building was particularly noted as an important part of the Central Area’s music scene in the 1930’s, where community musicians gathered in the basement, which served as a speakeasy during prohibition.
Stylistic aspects of the space were designed with inspiration from our work on Microsoft’s Surface 1 announcement video, as well as other well-designed modern workspaces, including Red Bull and Google offices.
We built a space that brings people together and reflects our values as creators, and fosters a collaborative culture.
Check out all the news sites that have picked up the story of our launch:
Yahoo – Workhouse Creative Opens State-of-the-Art Headquarters in Seattle
Batman and Superman put down their fists and embrace for a kiss in the new Coheed and Cambria music video, directed by Workhouse’s Anderson Wright.
Ahead of the release of Zack Snyder’s Batman V Superman: Dawn of Justice, the music video for “Island” debuted today, and breathes life into a popular fan fiction theory in which the two superheros become romantically involved.
The video follows Batman, a member of the costumed characters clan that roams New York City’s Times Square, attempting to coax tourists into taking pictures with them for money. Nearby, Superman is offered $20 if he stages a fight with the knock-off Batman. The two throw fake punches and kicks, and even share an intimate hug while passerbys snap pics. The fight ends and Superman takes off, leaving Batman lonely for his costumed rival.
Batman continues to eat his microwave French fries and strike poses in Times Square while undergoing what seems to be an extensive existential crisis. As he sits, bathed in the artificial light of Times Square while the rain pours off his plastic mask, he notices a territorial dispute between two animal characters and Superman.
Batman swoops in and rescues his distressed superhero crush and the two embrace for a kiss, while onlookers record the moment that superhero fans around the world have waited for.
The video has already been picked up by Out, People, Instinct and NewNowNext.
Checkout the new video, here.
